Roger Hudson

Roger Hudson offers the music world a rare and prized combination -- exceptional performer and gifted composer. He employs fingerstyle and classical guitar techniques to express a variety of moods, styles and textures.

Roger has released 4 CDs of solo guitar music: Guitarchitecture (1994), Strings of Light (1994), Guitar Peace (2004) and Delta (2009). He has also recorded for Tikal Records, Pamplin Music, Intersound Records, and EMI. His artistry as a performer has been heard with the Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Elton John and Leanne Rimes, and on the Martha Stewart Show. Hudson's song cycle entitled The Sayings of Yogi Berra was premiered by the Mayes Guitar Duo at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2010.

As a composer he has written extensively for guitar and his works are performed and recorded all over the world. Roger’s compositions have been published by Mel Bay Publications and Roger Hudson Music. As a columnist, Roger’s tips on guitar technique and composition have been featured in Just Jazz Guitar Magazine, over 20 issues of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine. Most recently, he has more than a dozen “workshop” articles online in Fingerstyle Journal. Roger also enjoys performing jazz and composing electronic music and for commercial and multi-media applications.

In January of 2019, Roger published his long-awaited book The Roger Hudson Guitar Method - for Classical and Fingerstyle Guitarists. In January of 2020 he published Roger Hudson Solo Works Volume I, 1988-1999 via Amazon/Kindle publishing.

“…he (Hudson) can write in a variety of styles and all to a high standard- both technically and from an entertaining viewpoint”. Steve Marsh – Classical Guitar Magazine (UK)

“Roger has great compositions” – Chet Atkins

“... a style all his own” - Jorge Morel

Roger holds a Master of Music degree in Music Theory from Georgia State University and a B.A from the College of Charleston. He was a featured performer in Master Classes with Christopher Parkening. Roger’s primary classical instructors were Fred Sabback, Christopher Berg and John Sutherland. He has been on the teaching staff of Georgia State University, Agnes Scott College, La Grange College, Austin Peay State University, Middle Tennessee State University, The Mid-America Guitar Camp and The National Guitar Workshop.

Roger presently teaches classical, jazz and popular guitar styles and Manatee School for the Arts in Palmetto, Florida.